John Allen Davidson (35 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Allen, Gordon (illustrator). DJ has some very light yellowing, and is price clipped. ; 9.30 X 7 X 1.40 inches.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 8 piece of writing including a novella, novelettes and short stories. Featured are And Wild for to Hold by Nancy Kress (novella), The Moral Bullet by Bruce Sterling and John Kessel (novelette), What Eats You by Norman Spinrad (novelette), The Will of God by Keith Roberts (novelette), Dispatches from the Revolution by Pat Cadigan (novelette), Goddard's People by Allen Steele (novelette), Nine Tenths of the Law by Susan Casper (short story) and Leg by Avram Davidson (short story). In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 12 pieces of writing including a novella, novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are A Woman's Liberation by Ursula K Le Guin (novella), Starship Day by Ian R MacLeod (novelette), The Centaur Garden by Mary Rosenblum (novelette), Edwige by Tanith Lee (short story), Twenty-three by Avram Davidson (short story), Frames by Mario Milosevic (short story), Mr. Pacifaker's House by Holly Wade Matter (short story), Tiki by Keith Allen Daniels (poetry), Metaphysics at the Planetarium by Rick Wilber (poetry), Son, Dead on Solstice by William John Watkins (poetry), Zombie Barbie by Wendy Rathbone (poetry) and Troll by Anne Deveraux Jordan (poetry). Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this double issue of 16 pieces of writing including novellas, novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are Sister Alice by Robert Reed (novella), A Far Countrie by Avram Davidson (novella), Ice Atlantis by Valerie J Freireich (novella), Cold Iron by Michael Swanwick (novella), It Might Be Sunlight by Sonia Orin Lyris (novelette), Cush by Neal Barrett Jr (novelette), There and Then by Steven Utley (novelette), More Things in Heaven and Earth (short story), My Mustache by Ray Vukcevich (short story), Secrets by Lewis Shiner (short story), Numbers of the Beast by Keith Allen Daniels (poetry), The Dusts of Palamon Are Bliss by William John Watkins (poetry), Frankenstein's Ode to his Bride by Scott L Towner (poetry), Lethe by Lawrence Schimel (poetry), Ancient Ocean Tanaka by Scott E Green (poetry) and Curse of the Shoplifter's Wife by Bruce Boston (poetry). Slight wrinkling to bottom of the spine (near year of publication). In Near Fine Condition.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 18, No. 3. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "The Martyr" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson; "Death and the Maiden" by Ray Bradbury; "Like Young" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Man Overboard" (short novelet) by John Collier; "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XXIV" by Grendel Briarton [R. Bretnor]; "The Girls and Nugent Miller" by Robert Sheckley; "The Monster" by Miriam Allen deFord; "Apres Nous" by Avram Davidson; "All the Traps of Earth" (novelet) by Clifford D. Simak. Departments: "Science: The Flickering Yardstick" by Isaac Asimov; "Books: Concerning Enchantments" by Damon Knight. Stress; mild tanning; short tear at rear cover, lower edge.

Paperback. Condition: Good. warped, heavy crease to spine, bumps and scratches, tears to cover, dirty marks and sun damage to edges of pages No.1 BESTSELLERS - great prices, friendly customer service â" all orders are dispatched next working day.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 18, No. 3. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "The Martyr" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson; "Death and the Maiden" by Ray Bradbury; "Like Young" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Man Overboard" (short novelet) by John Collier; "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XXIV" by Grendel Briarton [R. Bretnor]; "The Girls and Nugent Miller" by Robert Sheckley; "The Monster" by Miriam Allen deFord; "Apres Nous" by Avram Davidson; "All the Traps of Earth" (novelet) by Clifford D. Simak. Departments: "Science: The Flickering Yardstick" by Isaac Asimov; "Books: Concerning Enchantments" by Damon Knight. Tanning; minor dents. Just about Near Fine.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 18, No. 3. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "The Martyr" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson; "Death and the Maiden" by Ray Bradbury; "Like Young" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Man Overboard" (short novelet) by John Collier; "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XXIV" by Grendel Briarton [R. Bretnor]; "The Girls and Nugent Miller" by Robert Sheckley; "The Monster" by Miriam Allen deFord; "Apres Nous" by Avram Davidson; "All the Traps of Earth" (novelet) by Clifford D. Simak. Departments: "Science: The Flickering Yardstick" by Isaac Asimov; "Books: Concerning Enchantments" by Damon Knight. Tanning; minor rear cover corner crease.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 18, No. 3. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "The Martyr" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson; "Death and the Maiden" by Ray Bradbury; "Like Young" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Man Overboard" (short novelet) by John Collier; "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XXIV" by Grendel Briarton [R. Bretnor]; "The Girls and Nugent Miller" by Robert Sheckley; "The Monster" by Miriam Allen deFord; "Apres Nous" by Avram Davidson; "All the Traps of Earth" (novelet) by Clifford D. Simak. Departments: "Science: The Flickering Yardstick" by Isaac Asimov; "Books: Concerning Enchantments" by Damon Knight. Tanning; store stamped on rear.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and waterways. It journeys from the Shetlands to Cornwall, from theAran Islands to the coast of Yorkshire, tracing the cultures of diverse zones through someof the best in contemporary writing about place and people.This collection gathers poetry, prose and visual art in clusters grouped around the Irishand British archipelago, with contributions from an array of significant artists. It includesnewly commissioned work as well as an interview between Andrew McNeillie andRobert Macfarlane on the development of Archipelago across the years.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Very Good. 442 pages. The dust jacket is covered in plastic but there is no indication that the book had been previously owned by a library. Literary Correspondence.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 100 pages. Illustrated. Lovely period advertisements. James Borthwick "Published at 'The Ugly Head'" / John Davidson "Unhappy Hampstead" / Sidney Vauncez "Memory Hall" / Charles Reid "The Music for Me - 9" / Audrey Williamson "Puccini's Last Opera" / Derek G Morgan "The World Their Studio" / Joanna Chase "Old So-And-So" / Esmond Ashton "Duel.On.The.Air" /Stephen Fry "Broadway Malady" / Peter Simon "Mr. Cinders" / Rudd Hollis "Masonic Secret" / Charles Essex "Wrongs against writers>" / Mike Dennis "Shooting a Clothes Line" / Trevor Allen "Dowager of Theatreland" (SL#48).

Single issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company Publisher. Very Good. 1934. First Edition. Single issue magazine. VG copy [some creasing and the usual edgewear to the cover, text paper tanned as usual]. ; First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 144 pages, illustrated. Includes the second of six parts of "Scourge of the Rio Grande" by Max Brand, the first of three parts of "The Mystery of the Five Bald Men" by George F. Worts, "Circus Runaway" by John Wilstach, "A Matter of Understanding" by Stewart Robertson, "The Bright Forest" by William Edward Hayes, "A Tropical Tramp" by Tom Curry, etc. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages; 322E.

Condition: Fine unmarked. 1st edition. Selection of the best stories of fantasy and science fiction, new and old. Bright crisp clean tight copy. Index to Vol XX. 5-1/2 x 7-3/4, 130 pp. Pulp magazine in color illus wraps (Mel Hunter).

1st edition. Selection of the best stories of fantasy and science fiction, new and old. Bright crisp clean tight copy. 5-1/2 x 7-3/4, 130 pp. Fine w faint datestamp on cover else unmarked. Pulp magazine in color illus wraps (Mel Hunter).

Paperback. Condition: New. Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and waterways. It journeys from the Shetlands to Cornwall, from theAran Islands to the coast of Yorkshire, tracing the cultures of diverse zones through someof the best in contemporary writing about place and people.This collection gathers poetry, prose and visual art in clusters grouped around the Irishand British archipelago, with contributions from an array of significant artists. It includesnewly commissioned work as well as an interview between Andrew McNeillie andRobert Macfarlane on the development of Archipelago across the years.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st printing ; 383 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ; ISBN: 0806966947 (pbk.); 9780806966946 (pbk.) LCCN: 87-33674 ; LC: TT203.5; Dewey: 684/.083 ; OCLC: 17353982 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; ex-lib, stamps, label ; "Hundreds of before-you-buy tips and how-to-use techniques for dozens of jigs, bits, aids, and devices, with 800 photos and draftsman drawings. Includes dozens of jig inventions. Bonus: plans for the ultimate router table." "The latest in router usage and technology.neatly illustrated."--Booklist. "The best.a gold-mine."--Popular Woodworking. ; "Spielman is the leading author on woodworking throughout the world with over 65 books published. He has taught high school and vocational wodworking in Wisconsin public schools for 27 years. He has also owned and operated a wood product manufacturing company for 20 years." ; Contents : Bits -- Bit developments and innovations -- Bit quality -- Selecting bits -- Special router bits -- Safety -- Matching bits and routers -- Safety devices -- Commercial aids and devices -- Routing aids -- Commercial aids and services -- Routing aids -- Commercial mortising and tenoning jigs -- The precision dowel maker -- Dovetail jigs -- Commercial router machines -- The joint-matic -- The multi-router -- Ryobi radial-arm-saw / router -- The mill-route machine -- Mini-Max mitre-joining system -- Overarm pin routers -- Router tables -- Shop-made jigs, fixtures, and useful devices -- Making special router bases -- Straight-cutting guides -- Adjustable square / rectangle guide -- Circle- and oval-routing jigs -- Joint-making jigs -- Plunger-router boring jigs -- Jigs for letter-carving and wood signs -- Miscellaneous jigs and techniques -- Vacuum pumps, clamps and templates -- The ultimate router table -- The basic router/shaper table -- SPecial fences and guides -- Vacuum cluck and swivel chuck -- Horizontal ajoint-making attachment -- Swinging and tilting overarm router -- Inverted pin-routing attachment -- Metric equivalency chart ; nicks to front covers, else VG. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. July 1960 edition. Two pieces of tape have been attached at the top and bottom of the spine. Slight edge chipping to covers. Some creasing to the bottom corners of the pages which have some edge browning and a tiny amount of insect damage near the centre. UK price stamp on front cover. Includes 'Bright Segment'by Theodore Sturgeon, 'The Emissary' by Ray Bradbury, '9-Finger Jack' by Anthony Boucher, 'The House Party' by Stanley Ellin, 'Mean Mr. Murray' by Avram Davidson and 'Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper' by Robert Bloch' and others. Postage will be reduced to £2 for UK orders.

Paperback. Condition: New. Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and waterways. It journeys from the Shetlands to Cornwall, from theAran Islands to the coast of Yorkshire, tracing the cultures of diverse zones through someof the best in contemporary writing about place and people.This collection gathers poetry, prose and visual art in clusters grouped around the Irishand British archipelago, with contributions from an array of significant artists. It includesnewly commissioned work as well as an interview between Andrew McNeillie andRobert Macfarlane on the development of Archipelago across the years.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Small quarto. Black and white illustrations. Rubbing on the edges else near fine. Interpretations in crystal of thirty-one new poems by contemporary American poets.

[0-396-06374-8] 1971. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good dust jacket. 392pp. Minor rubbing on dust jacket. "Here is a powerful selection of fiction and nonfiction mirroring the Negro experience in America. The time sequence of the book extends from the midnight of slave time to now - 11 P.M. (when 'for America this may be the last opportunity she has to deal with black Americans and negotiate. Before the terrifying prospects of internal strife, armed suppression and needless destruction descend fully upon us all.' - Whitney M. Young, Jr.). The changes in black and white consciousness over the years are clearly evident in this clockwise turn of fiction and events". Contributors include James Baldwin, Claude Brown, T.R. Carskadon, Eldridge Cleaver, John Allen Davidson, Robert K. Durkee, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, Rudolph Fisher, Chris Frazer, John Howard Griffin, Wayne Grover, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Julius Lester, E.P. O'Donnell, Carl Ruthven Offord, Joseph E. Pumila, Edward Rivera, William Styron, Sandra Taylor, Bob Teague, Michael Thelwell, Robert Penn Warren, Richard Wright. Locale: United States. (Fiction, Autobiography, Black Americans, Black Studies, Fiction, Race Relations, Short Stories).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 64pp, printed wrappers. The 1932 Southern Number, edited by Allen Tate, in the scarce original wrappers. Unmarked copy, typical wear and some chipping to edges and spine. Not Signed.

Paperback. Condition: New. Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative conversations that have transformed the studyof islands, coasts and waterways. It journeys from the Shetlands to Cornwall, from theAran Islands to the coast of Yorkshire, tracing the cultures of diverse zones through someof the best in contemporary writing about place and people.This collection gathers poetry, prose and visual art in clusters grouped around the Irishand British archipelago, with contributions from an array of significant artists. It includesnewly commissioned work as well as an interview between Andrew McNeillie andRobert Macfarlane on the development of Archipelago across the years.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine -. Shelf 1107 Clean and tight; signed by Robert Penn Warren, Andrew Lytle and Lyle H. Lanier; later printing; few very light wrinkles at top of front cover; very light vertical crease length of spine strip; a bit of very light wear to the surface, edges and corners of covers; book plate on interior side of front cover; name and address in pencil; 410pp; Not a book club (BC) copy. Not ex library, not a remainder. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. First Thus. Book is tight and free of all markings, minor fading to the spine. First Thus. Reprint edition of the complete run.

32 pp.; 43 x 29 cm.; loose leaves; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Issue edited by Al Goldstein. Essays include "The Menace of Masturbation," by Eric Walgren; "Legal Bullshit : Sex-Starved Jury Goes Berserk and Rapes Lawyer in Judge's Chamber," by Al Pseudonym; "Sex Addict," by Richard Field; "Women Who Want to Be Men," by Mathew Davidson; "Is There Intelligent Life beyond Man?" by Peggy Garrison; "Subways Are for Peeping," by Ken Gaul; "Dirty Diversions : The Roundtable Is for Squares," by Al Goldstein; "Secrets of Sauna Sucking Part II," by Eddy Allen; "Fuckbooks : Purple Passages," by Michael Perkins; "Homosexual Citizen : Fucking a Middleman," by Lige and Jack; "Shit List," by Jim Buckley comic by John Thomas. Very Good. Yellowing of paper from age. Moderate edge wear throughout with bumping of corners. Contents otherwise clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Red cloth with gold lettering ; 31 black & white photographs of glasswork ; poems by thirty-one contemporary American poets ; 86 pp. ; Contents: Harvest morning / Conrad Aiken -- This season / Sara Van Alstyne Allen -- The maker / W.H. Auden -- The dragon fly / Louise Bogan -- A maze / Witter Bynner -- To build a fire / Melville Cane -- Strong as death / Gustav Davidson -- Horn of flowers / Thomas Hornsby Ferril -- Threnos / Jean Garrigue -- Off Capri / Horace Gregory -- Stories / Donald Hall -- Orpheus / Cecil Hemley -- Voyage to the island / Robert Hillyer -- The certainty / John Holmes -- Birds and fishes / Robinson Jeffers -- The breathing / Denise Levertov -- To a giraffe / Marianne Moore -- The aim / Louise Townsend Nicholl -- Pacific Beach / Kenneth Rexroth -- The Victorians / Theodore Roethke -- Aria / Delmore Schwartz -- Tornado warning / Karl Shapiro -- Partial eclipse / W.D. Snodgrass -- Who hath seen the wind? / A.M. Sullivan -- Trip / Hollis Summers -- Models of the universe / May Swenson -- Standstill / Joseph Tusiani -- April burial / Mark Van Doren -- Telos / John Hall Wheelock -- Leaving / Richard Wilbur -- Bird song / William Carlos Williams. ; biographical paragraphs on each poet at back ; scuffs on covers, else VG. Book.